Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] bdrv_flush error handling

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Paul Brook

Subject:

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] bdrv_flush error handling

Date:

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:46:04 +0000

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> Write errors for non-raw formats can easily be caused by a disk full
> situation on the host. Killing the guest hard is unfriendly for that
> situation.
Disk full is a fundamentally unfriendly situation to be in. There is no good
answer. Reporting errors back to the host has its own set of problems. Many
guest OS effectively just lock up when this occurs.
Paul